State of the Landscape Industry

Landscape Market

State of the Landscape Industry

This year’s report shows similar results from the past few years, with the majority of contractors doing well overall. While median revenue slightly decreased $4,000 to $287,000 in 2017 compared to 2016, those who turned a profit slightly increased to 87% in 2017 compared to 86% in 2016.

Confidence continues to uptick also slightly with 79% answering they were either very confident or confident their business will grow in revenue in 2019, compared to 75% saying the same for 2018. Contractors are confident in industry growth as well with 78% being either very confident or confident the industry will grow, compared to 75% last year.

Brian Horn is the editor of sister publication Lawn & Landscape.

Three landscape stats greenhouse owners should know:

According to Lawn & Landscape’s 2018 State of the Industry report, 63% of landscape businesses said that they offer tree and ornamental services — the same percentage as in 2017 and a 4% increase from 2016.

Additionally, 8% percent of operations indicated that they plan to start offering tree and ornamental services in the next year. That’s the same percentage as 2017 and 2016.

On average, respondents said that 5% of their overall revenue came from tree and ornamental installation/care in the last year. Only holiday lighting services, at 1%, was cited as a lower source of annual revenue. Just 4% of respondents cited tree and ornamental installation/care as what they project their company’s fastest-growing service to be in the next year. That figure ties tree and ornamental installation/care with snow and ice management as the service least projected for growth. — Chris Manning

For more information, read the full Lawn & Landscape State of the Industry report here.